Les_Irwin_(footballer)

Les Irwin (footballer)

Les Irwin (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Leslie George Irwin MM (3 March 1887 – 7 September 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He was awarded the Military Medal in the First World War.

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After fourteen games with Melbourne over two seasons, Irwin crossed to Richmond at the start of the 1911 season.[2] In 1913 he was granted a clearance to South Australia[3] and he played for South Adelaide for two seasons before enlisting to serve in World War I.

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  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. [2]
    "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 20, 218. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1911. p. 5.
  3. [3]
    "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 18135. Victoria, Australia. 3 May 1913. p. 17.


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